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Table 13_1_1-6

2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 13_1_1.6Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 6 months who got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicaid, by State, 2007 and 2008

2008

2007

State

Percent

SE

Percent

SE

California

44.2

2.1

42.5

0.9

Colorado

56.0

2.1

57.5

2.3

Connecticut

DNC

DNC

54.7

2.6

Florida

55.9

1.1

53.5

1.2

Hawaii

45.9

1.8

DNC

DNC

Kansas

54.9

2.3

53.2

2.7

Maryland

55.8

1.2

60.2

1.2

Massachusetts

52.1

1.9

51.3

2.3

Michigan

55.5

0.9

56.2

0.9

Minnesota

54.5

0.7

DNC

DNC

New Jersey

55.8

2.1

57.8

2.1

New Mexico

55.1

1.8

56.0

2.1

New York

46.2

0.8

54.6

2.0

Ohio

51.8

1.2

50.6

1.7

Oklahoma

50.0

3.1

DNC

DNC

Oregon

48.7

1.4

DNC

DNC

Pennsylvania

54.2

1.1

55.4

1.2

Puerto Rico

53.2

2.8

DNC

DNC

Rhode Island

55.7

2.6

54.5

2.7

Tennessee

57.9

2.8

63.0

2.4

Utah

DNC

DNC

52.3

1.9

Virginia

58.7

3.0

61.1

2.9

Washington

DNC

DNC

49.0

1.7

West Virginia

51.2

3.0

58.7

3.1

DNC - Data were not collected.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.